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Mel's got it all together. That voice! And those shoezies ... "Big Smoke" homegirl, love it.

Spot-on, Tom! ... Blind spot in Googlestan re. those gawd-awful goggles.

Baby-girl, piece of advice: sober up first, before going viral with the Mensa review.

These comments are largely a hate-fest; this video and petition are important and the message is simple and clear to Syria's first lady: Stop enabling the killing of innocent Syrian citizens now.

Me too; it's an addictive hit — and Mel's amazing voice and savvy arrangement — such a pro. Here's to a my 'fellow' Torontonian!!! "SilValgal"

Cissy Houston, your daughter was, is, and always will be — magical and adored by millions.

If Hamza Kashgari wants to go to New Zealand to seek political-religious asylum, he should be allowed to go unobstructed by fanatics out of touch with universal human rights.

Molto bravo!! Look forward to 2Cellos performance on The Tonight Show tomorrow soir.

Too funny ... but, he caught himself ... give our VP credit for that; it's well-known that good ole' Joe has foot-in-mouth disease. At least he didn't lapse into a full Peter Sellers ...

John King was too nice and unassertive. He should have stood up for his excellent, completely relevant question, for his own integrity, for his network, and for all journalists. King allowed Gingrich to evade the question. Brian Ross's interview with the second Mrs. Gingrich was valid and relevan...

Pure joy; adore this clip. Then, after many viewings and sharings, I realized I was looking at home — Ontario, Canada. Should I be surprised?

A beautiful, joyful noise — Hallelujah!

Happy holidays and Peace on Earth 2012,

DC

Silicon Valley, California

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No, not obsessed, just fascinated by the Monegasque spin throughout the wedding silliness. I don't follow him at all; he's a bit gross, really.

DON'T BE FOOLED: Syria's President Assad (M.D.) is commander of the military. Dr. Assad is unwell. Gruesome Nazi doctor of death, Josef Mengele M.D., was calm, articulate and well-educated too. We now have evidence of Bashar al-Assad's state of mind — the international community must intervene an...

DON'T BE FOOLED: Calm is not OK (unlike "wild man" Ghaddafi). Assad is a sociopath, calm and rationalizing with apparent disassociation and inappropriate affect, grinning and giggling. Assad deadpans that he does not believe children are being tortured and killed, against ample evidence to the co...

An excellent, astute title, Tristane. Not unlike Anita Hill, who has just written a book, too, let me simply say that legions of women around the world believe you, Tristane. Even in France, there is more than a suspicion that all of those DSK accusers can't be wrong and lying. DKS will always...

Leila Lopes, Miss Universe 2011, is just the most exquisite lady — so beautiful, such a sweet personality —  such a great choice. We so look forward to seeing her progression over the next 12 months, representing the Miss Universe pageant — and her country, Angola. Leila really has put Angola o...

It's hoped that fine authors of wonderful books, like Michael Lewis, will stipulate in their contracts with Brad Pitt, in the future, that he keep it classy by avoiding the entire divorce imbroglio, which, at this protracted juncture, sickens and bores the public, and turns us off his and Jolie's...

Did anyone notice Cartoon Parade in this weekend's Parade Magazine (which I usually trash before reading parts of my SF Chronicle, but had to check out the weird Brad Pitt interview)? It's a shrink saying the following to her couched client: "Of course, now that you've been diagnosed as a pathol...

It's worth remembering that a former, conservative, British prime minister during Queen Victoria's reign, Sir Robert Peel, was a founder of modern policing, yet the wreckage that remains from the four-day rampage by gangs of mostly young criminals shows clearly that advances in modern policing su...

And, you hit the nail right on its head with your comments as to why Saab, in its infinite wisdom and customer user-friendliness .... would design such an idiosyncratic key fob — which is part of the reason why Saab has been on life-support. Thanks for the validation on this Swedish drunk-in-the...

Skip, you are, Sir, an intrepid genius and a HERO. Thank you so much. It's the Fourth of July weekend and, needless to say, this funky key situation began Friday evening, just after business hours (and five automotive types at three places, not Saab, could not figure it out Saturday). My holida...

There aren't too many mere mortal women in Princess Charlène's league, still, the words to that accompanying, upbeat song said it all: "My baby don't care." ... Clever.

Molto bravo, Charlène!

Princess Charlène is exquisite, even when she is all wet! And with the voice and accent of Lara Logan. She's a rare treasure of whom Princess Grace would approve, no doubt.

Albert is so much more articulate, eloquent and at ease in French interviews than English, then again, the interviewer is a maestro. Lovely, insightful interview.

Prince Albert works so hard on his handicap — a stutter (heard in early interviews), but he is a great champion of environmental issues, particularly all impacts on the sea and marine life. Prince Albert ought to team up with Charles, Prince of Wales, on this shared passion — they would be a mou...

Whoa, what the h*** was that? Albert could care less ... cold, dead, disengaged fish. Charlène and Albert are a business arrangement, as is clear from his manner. The kind of women Albert likes (if indeed he 'likes' women) cannot be successors to Princess Grace. ... Charlène was the best fit h...

Words and music don't get any fine-ah than Louis and the Duke's Azalea; every stop, every breath, perfection.

And, in the middle of March, when "18 'til I die" uploaded this clip, BA must have been getting ready to love and hold his baby. Congratulations, Bryan!

Spare, elegant, powerful. Love this song.

It's a schizophrenic regime united in fraud, and Syria's first lady, Asma Akhras al-Assad, is their front. She told a students' group at Harvard in March that Syria is an open society, just before the protests started. Her foundations haven't set up even one human rights NGO in Syria, as she gr...

Weiner's a sociopath ... a textbook poster-boy for 'how do you know when someone is lying.' ... No shame. No scruples. No respect. Snake-oil slime.

U.S. Rep Weiner — What's in a name? — shows himself to be a slimy snake-oil salesman and pretty much a textbook case of 'how do you know when someone is lying?'

Here it is, fellow long-suffering Californians — the auf wiedersehen theme song for our former Governator ...

Todd, we hear your pain. I implored U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, and Canada's ambassador to the UN, John McNee, by email yesterday, to lobby for Dorothy's release. McNee was Canada's ambassador to Syria in the mid 1990s, and that should be a plus in any Canadian diplomacy on Dorothy's...

Alec Baldwin's PAS nightmare may have aged him 20 years as he says — but he made a major contribution in the process. Alec shed light on the rotten, murky corner of parent alienators and the wreckage they leave in their hateful campaign. I know, I am an adult survivor of PAS and my step-adoptiv...

Watch Leslie Stahl's manner as she eggs Boehner on his weak spot: Himself! That used to be known as self-pity, lack of judgment and perspective and self-control. Well, at least he didn't refer to a "glass of merlot" on this interview. ...

Watch Leslie Stahl's manner as she eggs Boehner on his weak spot: Himself! That used to be known as self pity and lack of judgment, perspective and self-control. Well, at least he didn't refer to a "glass of merlot" on this interview. ...

Read: Mark Pesce's piece, "WIKILEAKS A BLUEPRINT FOR THINGS TO COME". It's on the web now. Brilliant piece resonates. Next-gen WikiLeaks coming soon.

Read: Mark Pesce's piece, "WIKILEAKS A BLUEPRINT FOR THINGS TO COME". It's on the web now. Next-gen WikiLeaks coming soon.